Hinsdale South's ACT Scores Move Up In All 3 Categories

HINSDALE, IL – Hinsdale South High School saw growth in the percentage of students making the mark in all three categories of the ACT last school year.

Hinsdale Central edged up.

On Friday, the state released last school year's statistics for Illinois' 850 school districts.

At Hinsdale South, 71 percent of last school year's juniors met standards in the English language arts part of the ACT. That was up from 65 percent the year before.

In math, 56 percent of juniors made the grade, up from 53 percent. And in science, 63 percent met standards, up from 60 percent.

With one of the state's wealthiest student bodies, Hinsdale Central's scores soared above most schools as usual.

In English language arts, 89 percent of Central's students were deemed proficient in the ACT's English language arts section.

In both math and science, 83 percent made the mark. In all three cases, the school edged up 1 percentage point.

Typically, the rate of students from low-income families affects test scores.

At Central, 7 percent of students are low-income, compared with nearly a third at South.

The state rated Central "exemplary" and South "approaching exemplary." About a quarter of schools fall in the "exemplary" category.

This is the second year that the state has required districts to use the ACT, rather than the SAT.

The chart below includes suburban schools with relatively wealthy student bodies.